Senior Clinician Alcohol and other Drugs

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• Full-time with flexible monthly ADO to January 2027
• Based in Moorabbin
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4, or Social Worker/Occupational Therapist/ Psychologist Grade 3
• Portable long service leave from other public health services

About us

INFANT, CHILD & YOUTH AREA MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING SERVICE (ICYAMHWS)

Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHWS) is friendly to infants, children, young people and their families/carers.  

We provide accessible mental health services inclusive of family, friends and support networks.  

We are a specialist, multi-disciplinary and intensive care mental health service incorporating the lived and living experience of family peer specialists and youth peer workers.  

Our service is divided into two streams 0-11 and 12-26 years, and includes specialist services in the areas of perinatal care, neurodevelopmental presentations, eating disorders and outreach support. 

Here at Alfred Health our staff share they are proud of the workplace at ICYAMHWS, including shared values and attitudes, inclusion of diversity, company culture, innovation and impact, and career growth. ICYAMHWS staff feel working at ICYAMHWS is meaningful as they experience a sense of connection in what they do, express feeling valued in the work they undertake, and that they are making a difference. We pride ourselves on taking care of their staff by providing support, supervision, reflective practice, education and professional development, whilst challenging them to grow.  

If you want to build a career in a team that adopts a family focused and systemic lens, and one which values respect, partnership and integrity, then click below to learn more about this job opportunity 

What you’ll be doing

As the Senior AOD Clinician, you will assist young people and their families where the use of drugs and/or alcohol are impacting on the emotional, psychological and physical wellbeing of the young persona and family members. You will take a lead and coordinate the understanding of Drug and Alcohol use in young people and the impact of them and their broader systems. In this role, you will work in collaboration with discipline seniors, team leaders and consultant psychiatrists to improve the communication with families, assist solving problems and creating better family functioning through a family centred practice.

You will have experience and capability to plan with Child and Youth clinicians an integrated approach to treatment, care and support to improve outcomes and experiences of people living with mental illness and substance use or addiction. 

In addition, it is expected that you will hold a small case load and provide comprehensive assessment, treatment and case management to infants, children, adolescents and young people up to the age of 25 years of age presenting with behavioural, emotional, psychiatric or developmental difficulties.

What we need from you

• Approved tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline and membership with the appropriate professional body (Nurses & Midwifery Board/Occupational Therapy Board/Psychology Board via AHPRA, or AASW)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience (Min 7 years for OT & SW)
• Appropriate work visa
• Current Victorian Driver's License
• Current Working with Children Check or willing to obtain one and be willing to undergo a Background Check

​​​​​​​Other benefits

• Great employment benefits as part of Alfred Health - Wellbeing initiatives, access to salary packaging, novated leasing and discounted health insurance and banking
• Located close to public transport, shops and cafes

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button, include your resume and cover letter. 

For more information regarding the position please contact Heidi Wolff (EIMOS Team Leader) on ph: 8552 0555

Applications close at 11.00 pm on Sunday 11 January 2026

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au